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📝 Lost emails
5 days ago by Colin H (
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Thank you Stephen for the update.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Lost emails
5 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thanks Martin, I did report it yesterday.
I thought I t was just me, so now I know I will have to keep looking on site to keep up.
Sounds like you are enjoying your return to the fold, it wasn't the same without the banter.
Cheers Colin.
I thought I t was just me, so now I know I will have to keep looking on site to keep up.
Sounds like you are enjoying your return to the fold, it wasn't the same without the banter.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Lost emails
5 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good afternoon, I have NOT received any notification emails now for 24 hours.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Mental Health & Wellbeing Volunteers
6 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Nerys, although not as old I often feel as if life is just going nowhere.
My quacks have taken me off my medication as it was causing stomach bleeds and nausea.
Funny thing is I feel better, I still find walking very painful so taking the doctors advice I have been cycling, my joints make strange noises but are moving freely now.
I have to lay off the medication for 10 weeks and then go for an MRI scan to check if there are any issues.
So keep your pecker up lass, Alice is your strong right arm and I'm sure she doesn't mind you leaning on her.
Just make sure you get better soon.
Best regards to you and Alice, stay safe and hope you feel better soon, Colin and Caroline.
My quacks have taken me off my medication as it was causing stomach bleeds and nausea.
Funny thing is I feel better, I still find walking very painful so taking the doctors advice I have been cycling, my joints make strange noises but are moving freely now.
I have to lay off the medication for 10 weeks and then go for an MRI scan to check if there are any issues.
So keep your pecker up lass, Alice is your strong right arm and I'm sure she doesn't mind you leaning on her.
Just make sure you get better soon.
Best regards to you and Alice, stay safe and hope you feel better soon, Colin and Caroline.
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📝 Model with gannet 15cc four stroke nurthen and muirhead
7 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thanks for letting me know, I'll have a look on ebay, sounds like a good starting point.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Model with gannet 15cc four stroke nurthen and muirhead
7 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Hi cam, how big is it, I would start off with an offer of £100. But I'm sure you could get more.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 ATTENTION ON DECK.
7 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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That's better, feels right to have a laugh, cheers Colin.🤗👍
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📝 ATTENTION ON DECK.
7 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Sorry Martin I didn't know you had a sensible section.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 ATTENTION ON DECK.
7 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Welcome back SIR!!!
Missed your beautiful rhetoric, so glad you can find you are up to dealing with us mere mortals once again.
Martin it's a crazy world we live in, with the corona virus affecting us all in different ways.
But remember that you are always able to share your thoughts and woes with us anytime.
Must stop waffling and leave you in peace, keep safe and well, best wishes Colin and Caroline.
Missed your beautiful rhetoric, so glad you can find you are up to dealing with us mere mortals once again.
Martin it's a crazy world we live in, with the corona virus affecting us all in different ways.
But remember that you are always able to share your thoughts and woes with us anytime.
Must stop waffling and leave you in peace, keep safe and well, best wishes Colin and Caroline.
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💬 Re: MV Overchurch
8 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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One word, superb!!!
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Bond Together
15 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good evening Nerys, our poundland closed as 2 members of staff had covid. Notice on door said hoping to reopen in April.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Bond Together
16 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Well said Nerys I too have been using since it arrived on the market and never had a problem.
I'll be glad when the local poundland re-opens so I can get a fresh stock in.
Cheers Colin.
I'll be glad when the local poundland re-opens so I can get a fresh stock in.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Mental Health & Wellbeing Volunteers
18 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thanks Ed for the update on Martin, please wish him well, and pass on our very best regards.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Retirement
18 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Great idea, let's have a look at the move and it's possible difficulties.
Wishing you all the best for your move and hope your models don't suffer from the journey.
Cheers Colin.
Wishing you all the best for your move and hope your models don't suffer from the journey.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Glue option query
19 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good question Alan, my preference is a 2 part epoxy. And the longer the setting time the better the bond, as it is usually flexible enough to allow for minor movements without breaking.
If you can be sure of no movement then a fast set such as is available from poundland.
Cheers Colin.
If you can be sure of no movement then a fast set such as is available from poundland.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: MV Overchurch
20 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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A true model by a master modeller, thank you for sharing with us.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: And I thought this would be a quick easy part!
30 days ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good afternoon seanymph,
I always put on the strakes, spray rails and rubbing strips after the Ezekote and fibreglass, that way any external damage is restricted to the areas meant for the purpose.
Cheers Colin.
I always put on the strakes, spray rails and rubbing strips after the Ezekote and fibreglass, that way any external damage is restricted to the areas meant for the purpose.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: The Final Reveal.
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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That's a superb model? or is it real but out of the water.
Fantastic job and a true masterclass.
Cheers Colin.
Fantastic job and a true masterclass.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: Rigging the Winches
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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I'm loving this build Graham, and hopefully learning along the way as I am trying to get my brain to understand how to repair my latest acquisition which has some disconnected lines and a broken one.
So keep it coming and I may learn to sail a sailing boat instead of my usual motorised boats.
Cheers Colin.
So keep it coming and I may learn to sail a sailing boat instead of my usual motorised boats.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Vinyl Cutter
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good morning Fred, the Cricut machines can go down to 3mm letters in vinyl, the smallest I have done personally is 5mm lettering. And the largest was 500mm.
The Cricut cutting area is 12 inches by 24 inches, so size is only limited by the size of the cutting area.
Cheers Colin.
The Cricut cutting area is 12 inches by 24 inches, so size is only limited by the size of the cutting area.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: new photo
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Sorry my mistake, these old eyes not what they used to be.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: new photo
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Nice photo of a Norfolk Keel. That's a good shot of the stern and rigging.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Vinyl Cutter
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good morning Fred.
My wife has a range of Sizzix machines that she uses for various crafts, but they are limited to what cutting dies are available.
So wanting a machine that could cut various materials and computer driven I bought a Cricut Maker, which we have used for card, thin ply, thin acrylic and self adhesive vinyl with any problems.
All of the above are available from Hobbycraft stores and on line.
Hope this is is helpful, cheers Colin.
My wife has a range of Sizzix machines that she uses for various crafts, but they are limited to what cutting dies are available.
So wanting a machine that could cut various materials and computer driven I bought a Cricut Maker, which we have used for card, thin ply, thin acrylic and self adhesive vinyl with any problems.
All of the above are available from Hobbycraft stores and on line.
Hope this is is helpful, cheers Colin.
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📝 Mental Health & Wellbeing Volunteers
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Good evening Nerys, sorry to hear of Alice's reaction to the vaccination, Caroline's friend over the road had the same issue with her jab it lasted for 4 days. So hopefully Alice will be back to normal soon, I hope so for both of you.
Stay safe sweet ladies, cheers Colin and Caroline.
Stay safe sweet ladies, cheers Colin and Caroline.
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📝 Fairey Swordsman
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Superb restoration of a true classic, those model yachts in the fore cabin looked interesting as well.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Cheers Colin.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Mental Health & Wellbeing Volunteers
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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That's great news, small steps lead to large strides. Keep going sir, well done.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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💬 Re: Deck Grips
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thanks for the beautifully laid out instructions, life as a prototype engineer would have been so much simpler with such clearly written detail.
Your engineering background must help with your beautiful models.
Well done sir, keep us after school, glad to learn from a master craftsman.
Cheers Colin.
Your engineering background must help with your beautiful models.
Well done sir, keep us after school, glad to learn from a master craftsman.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Yacht rigging help.
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Had a quick look inside it today, the sail winch servo seems to be working OK, but the line to the aft sail is broken.
The rudder and its servo are missing, so replacement required.
There is a hole above the keel slot that looks like it is where it is screwed in.
Now I need to figure out how to make a keel.
Cheers Colin.
The rudder and its servo are missing, so replacement required.
There is a hole above the keel slot that looks like it is where it is screwed in.
Now I need to figure out how to make a keel.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Do not throw away your 35Mhtz RC sets
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thanks Roy, I nearly binned all my 35mhz equipment as nobody wanted it when I gave up flying.
Cheers Colin.
Cheers Colin.
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📝 Yacht rigging help.
1 month ago by Colin H ( Rear Admiral)
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Thank you for your responses shipmates, I now think I know what you mean and I will proceed with cautious anticipation to get her into sailing trim.
Next issue is the keel or lack of one, I will have to get a look inside to see how it is supposed to be fitted, all I know is that there is a slot in the bottom of the Hull.
Cheers Colin.
Next issue is the keel or lack of one, I will have to get a look inside to see how it is supposed to be fitted, all I know is that there is a slot in the bottom of the Hull.
Cheers Colin.
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